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RST GEO Unveils Innovative Mapping and Engineering Technology

RST Global Communications, LLC has announced the formation of RST
GEO, a digital mapping and engineering solutions company aimed at
helping customers improve their bottom line. RST GEO's state-of-the-art
technology can be used to provide construction mapping for utilities,
oil and gas, railroads, highway planning, asset management and many
other industry sectors.

Unlike traditional surveying methods that typically require a team of
individuals working over the course of several weeks, RST GEO's unique
mobile spatial imaging system can tackle the work in a fraction of the
time and cost. The innovative technology helps minimize staff field
hours, while guaranteeing design platform creation in less time than
competitors.

"Our ability to capture point clouds and high-resolution digital imagery
and transform them into geospatial intelligence minimizes how long it
takes to complete a project, increasing efficiency and reducing risk,"
said Jon Owen, president of RST GEO. "For example, a 23-mile route might
typically take three or four people up to three weeks to complete, but
it can now be done by one person in less than a day. Businesses and
consumers can ultimately access, analyze, and share data more
effectively."

The Shelby, N.C.-based company utilizes LiDAR and mobile spatial imaging
technology featuring premium imaging sensors, a 360-degree panoramic
camera and productivity software. This generates highly accurate,
geo-referenced, dense datasets that transform into information-rich 3D
models. LiDAR, which stands for light detecting and ranging, can provide
10 to 100 times more data points that hugely improve the resolution of
an image. Just recently, mobile LiDAR was used to help
the space shuttle Endeavour maneuver through city streets to its
final destination in Los Angeles.

Parent company RST Global says the new firm is a natural extension of
its rapidly growing fiber-optic company, RST
Fiber.

"From road corridors, facilities and large fields, to design and
construction firms, railway mapping, transmission power line scans and
telecommunication fiber networks, this technology has tremendous
benefit," said Dan Limerick, co-founder and CEO of RST Global. "Few
companies have invested in a mobile surveying system because of the high
cost of acquiring and operating one, so our services will fill an
important gap in the marketplace."

About RST GEO

Based in Shelby, North Carolina, RST GEO, www.rstgeo.com,
was formed in 2013 to provide versatile mapping and engineering
solutions. The technology is aimed at improving infrastructure, asset
management or geospatial mapping with uncompromised accuracy, allowing
businesses of all sizes to access, analyze and share data more
effectively.

About RST Global Communications

Based in Shelby, North Carolina, RST Global Communications, LLC (RST), www.rstfiber.com,
is a member-owned company formed in 2009 to construct and manage
state-of-the-art all fiber-optic networks in communities within the
southeastern U.S. In addition to typical services (TV, Internet and
phone), plans include home and business surveillance high definition
cameras and security, on-demand movie services and numerous à la carte
offerings. The all fiber-optic network will also provide the foundation
for Smart Grid technology, telemedicine, online education and other
emerging applications. RST believes that fiber connected communities are
America's future. Dedicated to quality, high performance and lower cost
through Reliable Scalable Technologies, RST has made the commitment to
provide its enterprise, business and residential customers a better
choice.